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How big will be the golf car fleet at the Solheim Cup?

By: 2015. 09. 15.

Club Car was selected as the Official Golf Car Supplier of the 2015 Solheim Cup that starts this Friday (September 18-20, 2015). The two companies are not new to each other. Club Car is cooperating with the Solheim…

Should Glenmuir continue to be an Official Ryder Cup Licensee?

By: 2015. 09. 14.

After the successful 2014 Ryder Cup (at least for the Europeans) Glenmuir has been selected again as Official Ryder Cup Licensee for the 2016 and 2018 matches. This is a good news for this 125 years old golf apparel…

Can GolfBoard improve pace of play at Crown Golf?

By: 2015. 09. 14.

It is very likely that GolfBoard a 2-year-old company (started as a Kickstarter project: 127 backers pledged $105,589) lived up to expectations. In June 2015, I had the chance to report about GolfBoard's cooperation with Billy Casper Golf.…

Troon is launching corporate golf academies

By: 2015. 09. 11.

Troon has partnered with Executive OutReach Events to create the Troon Corporate Academy. Troon would like to help corporations to improve their relations with employees and customers and provide them unique recognition experience. The Troon Corporate Golf Academy can be implemented on…

What can bring the “To Heath & Links” study tour?

By: 2015. 09. 10.

Next week will kick off in South England this year's 'To Heath & Links' study tour with 70 leading golf architects (US, Australia, Europe). The study tour is organised by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects and supported by…

How will Abacus exploit the Solheim Cup?

By: 2015. 09. 10.

Abacus Sportswear is not unknown for the Solheim Cup. As we have become accustomed in the last 5 years,  Abacus continues to be the Official Apparel Supplier of the European Solheim Cup Team. Abacus Sportswear will provide 1,608 garments for Europe's…

Where is the new Nike Performance Fitting Studio in Holland?

By: 2015. 09. 09.

It seems to me that Nike Golf is copying TaylorMade's business model by offering a purpose-built, high-tech custom golf club facility to the public. Titleist and Ping followed this best practice as well when they launched their fitting center…

What makes the new Titleist DT TruSoft unique?

By: 2015. 09. 08.

In October Titleist will launch its new Titleist DT TruSoft golf ball. The new golf ball will be available from October 1 in the U.S. Titelist DT TruSoft golf ball will replace Titleist DT SoLo. There is probably one major difference…

How should Macdonald Hotels’ loyalty program work?

By: 2015. 09. 07.

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts seems to understand the importance of customer retention. They want to reward golf players across the UK with the launch of the group’s first ever pay and play reward programme, Loyal-Tee. Loyal-Tee loyalty card will…

How could Talon exceed its crowdfunding target of £20K?

By: 2015. 09. 04.

In July I wrote about how Ojee Golf's Talon is using crowdfunding (on INDIEGOGO) to finance product development. Ojee Golf set then a 60-day crowdfunding target of £20,000. Now they can be satisfied as they reached £21,000. According to my sources Ojee Golf…

What can IGTM bring to golf tourism business?

By: 2015. 09. 04.

IGTM (International Golf Tourism Market) has helped generate more than €79 million worth of business for the golf travel industry since 2012. Reed Travel Exhibitions found that 31% of attending buyers negotiated between €50,000 and €200,000 worth of business,…

Can The Algarve reach a million played rounds this year?

By: 2015. 09. 03.

Golf participation at Algarve continued to grow in the second quarter of 2015. More than half a million rounds played in the first half of this year. This is almost 35,000 more rounds than in the same period in 2014. The Algarve…

Will Bunker Mentality overrun the Turkish Airlines Open?

By: 2015. 09. 02.

Bunker Mentality has just announced that they have become a clothing partner of the Turkish Airlines Open. According to my sources, they decided to take up the sponsorship, after seeing direct links at the start of the season between their…

What are the economic benefits of The 2014 Ryder Cup?

By: 2015. 09. 01.

I think The 2014 Ryder Cup was an outstanding event for golfers and Scotland as well. This Ryder Cup event at Gleneagles, attracted over 250,000 spectators and generated £106 million for the Scottish economy. The Scottish government (led by VisitScotland’s Events…

Which Club Car should Royal Dornoch Golf Club take?

By: 2015. 08. 26.

I thought when GPS range finder mobile applications and other digital mapping solutions are gaining momentum in the golf industry, a prestigious golf club like Royal Dornoch Golf Club would select Club Car's Visage solution. If they would…

Who won the Troon Challenge in 2015?

By: 2015. 08. 26.

The 2015 Troon Challenge has just ended at Troon North Golf Club (August 22-23, 2015) after 12 weeks of hard-fought competition contested on 35 courses, spanning 16 states. The game attracted more than 1,200 amateur golfers. This was a shamble…

What will be the destiny of Calvert Crossing?

By: 2015. 08. 25.

Don't worry, the owner Todd Perry will not shut down his golf club. Instead he selectedHonours Golf to manage his golf club.   The Calhoun-based golf club is considered as one of the best in northeast Louisiana. At the…

KING LTD Driver is returning with aerospace technology

By: 2015. 08. 18.

It looks like there is a retro feeling in the golf industry. Wilson Staff 88002 putter returned after 52 years in 2014 and most recently Callaway Golf's Great Big Bertha. Now Cobra Golf is introducing the new KING LTD…

Do you feel embarrassed of being stuck in the bunker?

By: 2015. 08. 17.

Cleveland Golf has just launched its 2 new game-improvement wedges, the Smart Sole 2.0 C wedge and the Smart Sole 2.0 S wedge. The Smart Sole 2.0 C wedge meant to eliminate the chunked wedge. The Smart Sole 2.0 C is encouraging crisper, more consistent greenside chips with…

Who is the right host for The Solheim Cup in 2019?

By: 2015. 08. 14.

Scotland is still excited about hosting The Solheim Cup in 2019. In March it was questionable whether Scotland will launch a formal bid in the summer. Now it is sure that they will officially bid for the hosting of The…